ARTBA - Mon June 15, 2020
ARTBA Foundation Hall of Fame Class: Two Highway Contractors, Former U.S. DOT Secretary & Engineering Family
Peter Kiewit, Jim Peterson, Norm Mineta and the Roebling Family are the 2020 inductees into the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation's Transportation Development Hall of Fame....
ABLE Equipment Rental - Mon June 15, 2020
ABLE Equipment Rental Opens a New Location in West Chester, Pa.
ABLE Equipment Rental Inc. of NY (ABLE) a supplier of construction equipment rentals, sales, service and parts, has announced the opening of its newest location in West Chester, Pa. Expanding its presence in the Philadelphia market, ABLE is combining its Norristown and Honey Brook, Pa., facilities into this new 40,000+ sq....
Utah Pulse - Mon June 15, 2020
Jacobsen Construction Co. Names Its New President
After years of careful succession planning, Jacobsen Construction Company's Board of Directors unanimously elected Gary Ellis to succeed Douglas Welling as company president in their bi-annual meeting this month....
ARTBA - Mon June 15, 2020
Federal Court's Slap-Down of Proposed Workplace Mandate Helps Industry Protect Workers, ARTBA Says
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is entitled to "considerable deference" in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a June 11 federal appeals court decision. The ruling assures that the transportation construction industry is free to use proven workplace best practices to protect its workers, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
Palfinger - Mon June 15, 2020
Palfinger Appoints Cavaggioni VP of Sales, Service of North America
Palfinger announced the official appointment of Alberto Cavaggioni as the company's new vice president of sales and service of the North America region, as of March 23, 2020. Cavaggioni will be a member of the Palfinger North America Leadership Team....
Liebherr - Thu June 11, 2020
Liebherr USA Co. HQ Opens at Expanded Campus in Newport News, Va.
Liebherr USA, Co. marked a milestone on April 6, 2020 – the company formally moved in to a newly expanded campus. The facilities house employees who work in administration, finance, human resources, sales, information technology, marketing, product support and distribution for nine different product units under the Liebherr USA, Co....
ABC - Thu June 11, 2020
Employment Sees Record Rebound
The construction industry added 464,000 net new jobs in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. May represented the largest monthly increase in construction jobs since the government began tracking employment in 1939, a drastic improvement from April, which recorded the industry's largest month-over-month job loss....
UMA - Thu June 11, 2020
UMA Geotechnical Construction's Brian DeSpain Promoted to President
Brian DeSpain has been promoted to president of UMA Geotechnical Construction. The active, day-to-day involvement of the top officers will not change, according to the company. Former president Jim DeSpain, now CEO, will continue to focus on finance and contractual relationships with customers....
Doosan Bobcat - Wed June 10, 2020
Doosan Bobcat Partners With Ainstein to Develop Radar Sensor Technology for Compact Equipment
Doosan Bobcat North America has partnered with Ainstein AI Inc. – a radar technologies company headquartered in Lawrence, Kan. – to develop next-generation radar sensor systems for Bobcat equipment....
ClearSpan - Wed June 10, 2020
ClearSpan Offers Cooperative Purchasing for a Streamlined Building Process
ClearSpan is an awarded contract holder of Sourcewell and is proud to offer its municipal customers cooperative purchasing. With Sourcewell, municipalities are able to save time and money by working directly with ClearSpan through a simple purchase order process, while satisfying all local and state procurement regulations....
